GULF OF OMAN  - On July 5, U.S. forces prevented two attempted commercial tanker seizures by the Iranian Navy after the Iranians had opened fire in one of the incidents near the coast of Oman...

PHILIPPINE SEA (NNS) – Maritime forces from Royal Australia Navy (RAN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, and the U.S. Navy are underway July 4, conducting cooperative maritime exercise Pacific Vanguard (PV) 2023...

The indomitable spirit of Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Art Nicholas, one of the first naval commandos and a celebrated World War II veteran, was honored once again as Basic Training Command (BTC) paid tribute to him with a Trident presentation during the SEAL Qualification Training Class 355...

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) (Blue) arrived in Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, for a scheduled port visit, July 2...

ARABIAN GULF  - Forces from the United Kingdom Royal Navy, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force completed a weeklong large-scale mine countermeasures exercise in the Arabian Gulf, July 2...

SAN DIEGO (June 9, 2023) – Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) San Diego marked the end of the spring advancement cycle by frocking Sailors selected for promotion during a ceremony on June 9, 2023...

TARANTO, Italy (June 30, 2023) – Commodore Paul Stroude of the Royal Navy has assumed command of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) in Taranto, Italy on June 30, 2023. Commander of Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM), Vice Admiral Mike Utley CB OBE, presided over the handover ceremony...

SUFFOLK, Va. -- The Navy announced today the establishment of the Cyber Warfare Technician (CWT) rating via Naval Administrative Message (NAVADMIN) 147/23.  ...

Pascagoula, Miss. – The Navy accepted delivery of the future guided missile destroyer USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), the Navy’s first Flight III destroyer from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division on June 27...

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia - Lt. Thomas McGlynn, a medical entomologist with the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE), Jacksonville Florida, recently provided “entomological” support to the Navy Medical Research Unit TWO (NAMRU-2), Singapore, carrying out mission critical research and...